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opened a Tibetan Peace Garden, commissioned by the Tibet Foundation, in the park. The garden features a bronze cast of the
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Survey of London: volume 25: St George's Fields (The parishes of St. George the Martyr Southwark and St. Mary Newington)
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Mandala, contemporary western sculpture, and a pillar inscribed with a message from the Dalai Lama in English,
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The park was opened in 1934 after the land was gifted to the 'splendid struggling mothers of Southwark' by
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in Russia. Since its inauguration the memorial has been the site of commemorations of Victory Day,
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courts. The provision of these facilities was supported by a £1.4 million grant from the
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was purchased by Rothermere following the relocation of the hospital to
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Southwark
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Society for Cooperation in Russian and Soviet Studies.
48: 180:. The land had previously been the grounds of the 346: 584: 483: 426: 461: 420: 537: 561:"Pinochet's victims remembered in SE1 park" 342: 340: 338: 174:Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere 30:Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, July 2007. 429:"Bethlem Hospital (Imperial War Museum)" 356:Southwark Council: Parks and open spaces 335: 250: 242: 207:in 2012. The award was renewed in 2013. 200:to accommodate the Imperial War Museum. 553: 540:"Art and Culture: Tibetan Peace Garden" 176:. The park was named in remembrance of 585: 215:The park's sports facilities include 531: 509: 210: 383:. Lurking about SE11. 15 March 2011 13: 14: 604: 266:War Memorial was unveiled by the 352:"Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park" 47: 40: 24: 477: 455: 395: 369: 268:Secretary of State for Defence 258:at the memorial in April 2000. 127:Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park 19:Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park 1: 328: 427:Ida Darlington, ed. (1955). 238: 203:The park received its first 7: 198:First Commissioner of Works 142:London Borough of Southwark 10: 609: 167: 162:Imperial War Museum London 85: 74: 64: 56:Location within Southwark 35: 23: 18: 311:On 30 October 2004, two 109:51.4961750°N 0.1098861°W 441:British History Online 323:military coup in Chile 319:forcibly 'disappeared' 279:Holocaust Memorial Day 259: 248: 114:51.4961750; -0.1098861 518:"Soviet War Memorial" 496:The Stationery Office 403:"Imperial War Museum" 288:Also in May 1999 the 254: 246: 321:in 1974 following a 217:five-a-side football 140:. Maintained by the 129:is a public park in 464:"Green Flag awards" 462:Southwark Council. 247:Soviet War Memorial 182:Dog and Duck tavern 178:Rothermere's mother 144:, it is bounded by 105: /  567:. 10 November 2004 538:Tibet Foundation. 314:Araucaria araucana 283:Remembrance Sunday 260: 249: 188:, after which the 348:Southwark Council 211:Sports facilities 124: 123: 600: 577: 576: 574: 572: 565:London SE1.co.uk 557: 551: 550: 548: 546: 535: 529: 528: 526: 524: 513: 507: 506: 504: 502: 493: 487:(October 2004). 485:Big Lottery Fund 481: 475: 474: 472: 470: 459: 453: 452: 450: 448: 437:English Heritage 424: 418: 417: 415: 413: 407:Historic England 399: 393: 392: 390: 388: 373: 367: 366: 364: 362: 344: 271:George Robertson 262:On 9 May 1999 a 233:Big Lottery Fund 205:Green Flag Award 186:Bethlem Hospital 154:St George's Road 120: 119: 117: 116: 115: 110: 106: 103: 102: 101: 98: 51: 50: 44: 28: 16: 15: 608: 607: 603: 602: 601: 599: 598: 597: 583: 582: 581: 580: 570: 568: 559: 558: 554: 544: 542: 536: 532: 522: 520: 514: 510: 500: 498: 491: 482: 478: 468: 466: 460: 456: 446: 444: 425: 421: 411: 409: 401: 400: 396: 386: 384: 375: 374: 370: 360: 358: 345: 336: 331: 241: 213: 170: 150:Kennington Road 113: 111: 107: 104: 99: 96: 94: 92: 91: 60: 59: 58: 57: 54: 53: 52: 31: 12: 11: 5: 606: 596: 595: 579: 578: 552: 530: 508: 476: 454: 419: 394: 368: 333: 332: 330: 327: 256:Vladimir Putin 240: 237: 212: 209: 184:and later the 169: 166: 122: 121: 89: 83: 82: 76: 72: 71: 66: 62: 61: 55: 46: 45: 39: 38: 37: 36: 33: 32: 29: 21: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 605: 594: 591: 590: 588: 566: 562: 556: 541: 534: 519: 512: 497: 490: 486: 480: 465: 458: 442: 438: 434: 430: 423: 408: 404: 398: 382: 378: 372: 357: 353: 349: 343: 341: 339: 334: 326: 324: 320: 316: 315: 309: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 286: 284: 280: 276: 272: 269: 265: 257: 253: 245: 236: 234: 230: 226: 222: 219:pitches, and 218: 208: 206: 201: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 165: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 136: 132: 128: 118: 97:51°29′46.23″N 90: 88: 84: 81:, London, SE1 80: 77: 73: 70: 67: 63: 43: 34: 27: 22: 17: 569:. Retrieved 564: 555: 543:. Retrieved 533: 521:. Retrieved 511: 499:. Retrieved 479: 467:. Retrieved 457: 445:. Retrieved 432: 422: 410:. Retrieved 397: 387:13 September 385:. Retrieved 381:southeast 11 380: 371: 359:. Retrieved 355: 312: 310: 287: 261: 214: 202: 171: 146:Lambeth Road 126: 125: 79:Lambeth Road 275:Victory Day 158:Brook Drive 112: / 100:0°6′35.59″W 87:Coordinates 469:6 February 329:References 294:Kalachakra 290:Dalai Lama 225:basketball 131:Kennington 412:5 January 239:Memorials 587:Category 350:(2012). 190:freehold 75:Location 306:Chinese 298:Tibetan 221:netball 168:History 571:1 July 545:1 July 523:1 July 501:1 July 447:1 July 361:1 July 264:Soviet 229:tennis 194:Surrey 138:London 69:Public 492:(PDF) 302:Hindi 135:South 573:2012 547:2012 525:2012 503:2012 471:2014 449:2012 414:2022 389:2013 363:2012 304:and 281:and 227:and 156:and 65:Type 589:: 563:. 494:. 435:. 431:. 405:. 379:. 354:. 337:^ 308:. 300:, 285:. 235:. 223:, 164:. 152:, 148:, 133:, 575:. 549:. 527:. 505:. 473:. 451:. 443:) 439:( 416:. 391:. 365:.

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Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park is located in London Borough of Southwark
Public
Lambeth Road
Coordinates
51°29′46.23″N 0°6′35.59″W / 51.4961750°N 0.1098861°W / 51.4961750; -0.1098861
Kennington
South
London
London Borough of Southwark
Lambeth Road
Kennington Road
St George's Road
Brook Drive
Imperial War Museum London
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Rothermere's mother
Dog and Duck tavern
Bethlem Hospital
freehold
Surrey
First Commissioner of Works
Green Flag Award
five-a-side football
netball
basketball
tennis
Big Lottery Fund

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